Subject: 3.5m Night Log 20240125
From: mcroom@apo.nmsu.edu
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:45:52 +0000 (UTC)
                      Apache Point Observatory
                      3.5m Telescope Night Log
                      Thursday, January 25, 2024
PROG  PI ASTRONOMER      OBSERVER(S)
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EN01  B.Ketzeback       J.Dembicky,M.Croom
AP01  S.Merkowitz       R.McMillan
EN01  B.Ketzeback       J.Dembicky,M.Croom
                         ON-SKY
PROG  INSTRUMENT     START   FINISH
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EN01  X              --:--   --:--
AP01  APOLLO         --:--   --:--
EN01  X              --:--   --:--
   PROG       SCHEDULED      WEATH     EQUIP     OBS     NOT USED
 I/ROW/DTN  START  FINISH   D    B    D    B    D    B    D    B
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EN01/R      17:38  23:10    0   5.5  0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
AP01/R      23:10  00:10   0.0  1.0  0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
EN01/R      00:10  06:53    0   6.7  0    0   0.0  0.0   0    0
note: scheduled times listed include instrument change time
              ------------- ACTIVITY LOG --------------
Observing Specialist: J.Dembicky,M.Croom
The call to not open due to snow on the roof was made early.
During instrument checkout gcam prevented the process (like last night). Unlike last night, more actions are required (init and startNubs were not effective).
Jack instructed  Amanda and Mark on changing DIS gratings, the slit wheel, and calibrating the gratings. Mark got practice mounting DIS.
Engineering task were performed:
Reset the hub in tcc; reset alt, az and rot drive controllers; Mark zeroed the NA2 rotator.
We left DIS mounted in case Russet wants to do contamination checks.
We spent a lot of time going over ARCSAT operations with Mark.
The echelle dewar was down to 239, so it was refilled at 05:30.
                    ------- FAILURE LOG -------
              FAILURE MODE     TIME
PROG   INSTR     TI/SHU    START  FINISH  DESCRIPTION
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            ---------------- FOCUS LOG ---------------
Time  Instrument  Focus     Az  El  Temp Strc Prim  Sec  Air  filt  FWHM
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               ------------- WEATHER LOG ----------------
                                   Wind                      Precip.or
     Time   Temp F Dewp F  MPH  Direction    Dust    Sky    Conditions
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     16:00    31    28     11   259    (W)          cloudy    humid
     17:00    29    28      8   253  (WSW)          cloudy    humid
     18:00    28    27     10   224   (SW)          cloudy    humid
     19:00    28    29      8   247  (WSW)          cloudy    humid
     20:00    27    27     15   236   (SW)          cloudy    humid
     21:00    27    27     20   222   (SW)          cloudy    humid
     22:00    27    27     24   233   (SW)          cloudy    humid
     23:00    27    27     12   208  (SSW)          cloudy   lt snow
     00:00    27    25     13   250  (WSW)          cloudy    humid
     01:00    27    25      9   296  (WNW)          cloudy    humid
     02:00    27    25     16   291  (WNW)          cloudy    humid
     03:00    26    26     14   286  (WNW)          cloudy    humid
     04:00    26    25     13   283  (WNW)          cloudy   lt snow
     05:00    27    25      9   322   (NW)          cloudy   lt snow
     Note: the wind was coming from the azimuth listed.
     The convention used is north=0 degrees, east=90 degrees.
     The dust count is particles > 1u per 0.1 cubic feet.
              ----------  TELESCOPE SOFTWARE  ----------
Current TCC version: 1.4.2
Current HUB version: v20171231_01
Current TUI version: 3.1.3